John Perry (Irish politician)
- John Perry (Irish politician)
John Perry (born 1956) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála for the Sligo-North Leitrim constituency. He was elected for his third term as a TD in the 2007 general election.
John Perry was born in Ballymote, County Sligo. He was educated at Ballymote BNS and Corran College, Ballymote. Perry was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1997 and has retained his seat ever since. In 1997 he became Fine Gael spokesperson on Science, Technology, Small Business & Enterprise and the Border Counties. In June 2000 he was appointed Assistant Director of Organisation and Junior Spokesperson with special responsibility for Border Issues. He held this post until February 2001. Between September 2002 and October 2004 and was Vice-Chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Communications and Natural Resources. He has also served as Chairman of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee. In October 2004 he was appointed to the position as Opposition Spokesperson for the Marine, in Enda Kenny's Front Bench. He was demoted from the Front Bench after a reshuffle following the 2007 General Election. He was a member of Sligo County Council from 1999 to 2004, representing the Sligo-Strandhill Electoral Area.
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